Hello, my name is Dini Simons (1951 Steenbergen NL) and I would like to tell you something about myself and my work. All of my life I have been creative and done creative things. I have done a couple of courses but mostly what I do is self taught by observing. I looked around galleries in Holland and abroad. I like to travel,and the impressions from the land, people and their thoughts,landscapes, colours of the sky...the feelings that I have as I make these observations all give me inspiration. If I am at home in my studio, I try to recall those impressions again and this is how I allow my paintings to unfold. What I enjoy with painting is that you can shape what you feel. It never stops,it goes on and on and...is always different! There is still a lot for me to discover. All the time a new phase and a new learning process.. The intensity from the colour, what and why does it attract me ? The power from the picture that sits on the canvas, that feels like a perfomance ,the battle with the line,the border or a colour. For me that is the feeling of the maker. All the power, all the emotions, and enthusiasm you can derive from this and discover yourself in it. Since I was aware of this, painting is more captivating for me. Painting is enriching and fascinating. It is a part of my existence....